Section 2. Specific Objectives and Purposes
The specific objectives and purposes of this corporation shall be:
1. To defend and protect the civil rights of arms1 owners;
2. To promote, advance and encourage firearms safety.
3. To educate individuals, including the youth of The United States, with respect to firearms and firearm history, safety, and marksmanship, as well as with respect to other subjects that are of importance to the well-being of the general public.
4. To conduct research in the furtherance of improved firearms safety and marksmanship facilities and techniques.
5. To support activities of the National Rifle Association of America or other non-profit2 organizations, but only to the extent that such activities are in the furtherance of charitable, educational, or scientific purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any similar provision subsequently enacted.
6. To educate the public, law enforcement, and other government entities on the ownership, use, constitutional rights, laws and regulations of arms.
7. To engage in any other activity that is incidental to, connected with, or in advancement of the foregoing purposes and that is within the scope of allowable purposes under 26 U.S.C.§ 501(c)(3).
1Arms as stated is defined as those weapons with, “some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militiaâ€. United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939)
2 Other non-profit organizations must be similarly related in purpose to the Hawaii Defense Foundation and approved by the simple-majority of directors.